What part of speech is grovel?

Grovel can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. grovel is a verb, present, 1st person singular of grovel (infinitive).
2. grovel is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) grovel

grovel / grovels

groveled / grovelled

groveled / grovelled

groveling / grovelling

Infinitive: (to) grovel
Present: grovel / grovels
Simple Past: groveled / grovelled
Past Participle: (have) groveled / grovelled
Gerund: groveling / grovelling

What does grovel mean?

Definitions

Adverb
grovel - To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth; to lie fiat on one's belly, expressive of abjectness; to crawl.
grovel - To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to be low, abject, or mean.
Verb
grovel - show submission or fear

Examples of grovel

#		Sentence
1.	verb	Men grovel at her feet.
2.	verb	Don't grovel.

Sentence
verb
Men grovel at her feet.
Don't grovel.

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